Director Quotes · Page 43

Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life.

— Luke Evans

'The Color Purple' is the kind of character piece that a director like Sidney Lumet could do brilliantly with one hand tied…

— Steven Spielberg

The reason why I decided to appear in 'Vincenzo' was because of my love and trust for director Kim Hee-won and writer…

— Kwak Dong-yeon

My father's a deacon, my mother's a choir director, so I grew up in the church and singing in the choir, begging…

— Keke Palmer

I really think that Steven Caple, Jr. is going to be a great addition to the 'Rocky' director pantheon.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person…

— Marion Cotillard

I'd like to be a director who gives my actors complete freedom while collaborating with them to find performances.

— Tom Holland

I work for the director, and if audience are happy, I have gotten my award. After that, I have to move on.

— Manoj Bajpayee

For John Woo, it is quite difficult to make a movie in Hollywood in his own style. Because Hollywood is based on…

— Alan Mak

With the selection of Acting Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy as the director, President Obama has guaranteed that the agency will…

— Ronald Kessler

When I became a choreographer, I was not assisting any choreographer. I was assisting the director Mansoor Ali Khan for 'Jo Jeeta…

— Farah Khan

I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not…

— Vincent Cassel

I never see how meaty my role is. If I like the script in its entirety, the director, or if my co-star…

— Anushka Shetty

'Women on Board' provides a roadmap for high-performing women leaders to join high-performing boards. It is a must-read for every sitting board…

— Sandra E. Peterson

I think the hearing loss started with 'Bonanza.' Sometimes the director would put us in a box canyon and have us fire…

— Lorne Greene

I still remember very clearly how the director was not convinced with the makeup shot in 'Chaalbaaz.' Eventually when Sridevi saw me…

— Rohini Hattangadi

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a…

— Martin Scorsese

Sometimes if you're a director, you want to believe that you're great and capable at all aspects - the technical side, the…

— Steven Knight

I didn't want to have people open doors for me. My dad never made a call on my behalf to anyone -…

— Lily Collins

I don't know whether I am able to come to terms with the fact that I am a director now as all…

— Anoop Menon

A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is…

— Anonymous

My father was an important person, the director of the school. He could talk to anybody - simple or educated. He liked…

— Svetlana Alexievich

As I look back on my first year as Director, I am more in awe of the men and women at CIA…

— Gina Haspel

My literal responsibility as director of the CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek…

— Michael Hayden

I am extremely malleable as an actor, but I also know how to get away with doing things the way I want,…

— Rishi Kapoor

I got my first film break because the director Karel Reisz saw me at a small theater party.

— Vanessa Redgrave

I knew when I was about 14 that I wanted to be a director and that I wanted to go to NYU…

— Amandla Stenberg

I have been an art director, a book designer, a book-jacket designer and an interior designer.

— Milton Glaser

When I'm doing a part, I'm not coming with any baggage of who did what. I looked at 'Force 2' as a…

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

I have never done homework and have always left the details to the director. This holds true from my first film 'Naache…

— Sudha Chandran

Every director, when they make a film, their souls speak. The kind of stories they choose to make, it shows their souls.

— Manisha Koirala

I love the process of filmmaking. I understood that you have to be a writer in order to be a director.

— Karthi

The primary relationship on a film, where possible, should be between the director and writer.

— Ol Parker

Bhushan didn't want me to assist any director in Bollywood to learn the ropes, as it wouldn't have been appropriate, since I'm…

— Divya Khosla Kumar

As an actor, I felt nervous only during the release of my film. When I became a director, the anxious moments started…

— Prabhu Deva

I am always surprised to be chosen by a director for a role because I never understand why they like me.

— Audrey Tautou

Composing music for a film, from my point of view, is like getting into the skin of the subject. It is just…

— Devi Sri Prasad

When you are in the biggest clubs, and you are fighting for the best players with a lot of money, maybe the…

— Manuel Pellegrini

I enjoy directing more when I don't have to direct myself. I like when I can just be the director.

— Salli Richardson

Each director maintains a different personality. Either you get along, or you don't.

— Jason Statham